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            <h2>Java Web Certification (SCWCD) exam</h2>
            <p>Here is some advice from my experience that will probably enable you to optimize your chances to succeed at the SCWCD (Sun Certified Web Component Developer) exam : codename 310-081 ! Servlets, jsp and tag-libs will not be a mystery any more !</p>
            <p>The exam lasts 135 minutes, it includes 69 questions and you'll have to correctly answer at least 44 of them (that is to say 63%).</p>
            <p>
                The most required thing is the official specification, available in PDF format on the JCP website(<a href="www.jcp.org" target="_blank">Java Community Process</a>). There can be found all the information about Servlets, JSP, a container's working mode, tag-libs etc. The Javadoc about Java EE 5 will also be your "bible" while preparing. Indeed, many questions are about details on sub-packages of "javax.servlet". You may thus be asked how to recover a session or tell the list of the abstract methods of the GenericServlet class ! XML configuration files, web.xml and Tag Library Descriptors are also to be perfectly known. To get on practicing, you're advised the excellent and very famous Tomcat.
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            <p>If you want to get your hands on a work book, the Manning editions sell one, in English, which you can get in France via amazon.fr.</p>
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                This book is split in several chapters, in order to efficiently part your work : (see <a href="http://www.manning.com/deshmukh2/" target="_blank">http://www.manning.com/deshmukh2/</a>)
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		<ol>
			<li>Getting Started
				<ul>
					<li>Understanding Java servlets</li>
					<li>Understanding JavaServer Pages</li>
					<li>Web application and HTTP basics</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>Servlets
				<ul>
					<li>The servlet model </li>
					<li>Structure and deployment </li>
					<li>The servlet container model</li>
					<li>Using filters</li>
					<li>Session management</li>
					<li>Developing secure web applications</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>JavaServer Pages and Design Patterns 
				<ul>
					<li>The JSP technology model—the basics</li>
					<li>The JSP technology model—advanced topics</li>
					<li>Reusable web components</li>
					<li>Creating JSPs with the Expression Language (EL)</li>
					<li>Using JavaBeans</li>
					<li>Using custom tags</li>
					<li>Developing "Classic" custom tag libraries</li>
					<li>Developing “Simple” custom tag libraries</li>
					<li>Design patterns </li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>Installing Tomcat 5.0.25</li>
			<li>A sample web.xml file</li>
			<li>Review Q &amp; A</li>
			<li>Exam Quick Prep</li>
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            <p>I loved reading this book because it covers all the functionalities, sometimes unknown and underexploited of the Web container, such as Listeners, filters or automated authentication management. Moreover it warns the reader about the most difficult and painful parts like EL or custom tag libraries creation.</p>
            <p>Finally, here are some simulators which are very useful to work. I could get my hands on those from Enthuware and Whizlabs. The functionalities are identical : progress monitoring, training tests, etc. They both are very good, though Enthuware's one has more various questions and looks more like the final exam.</p>
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            <p>When you feel ready, you can contact and send a cheque to Sun Microsystems in order to get a voucher which you will then use in a Prometric center. The exam is available in English and in various asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.</p>
            <p>
                <a href="http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/CX-310-081.xml" target="_blank">Official Information</a>
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            <p>
                <a href="http://fr.sun.com/training" target="_blank">Contact Sun Microsystem</a>
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                <a href="http://www.prometric.com" target="_blank">Contact Prometrics</a>
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            <p>Of course the price is high... €250... But having this certification helped me in my previous job searches !</p>
            <p>Good luck and good work !</p>
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